Muscat: The 7th edition of Oman Sail’s Musannah Race Week, which attracted 120 sailors from 20 countries to Al Musannah Sports City, concluded with the world’s best talents learning from the seven-day event packed with sailing workshops and intense racing in ideal sailing conditions. Through a mixture of theory and practice, the young participants gained knowledge in the Optimist, Laser 4.7, Laser Radial and Techno 293 classes.
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President on top of Chinese aircraft carrier’s movements
President Tsai Ing-wen , who is in Nicaragua as part of a Central American tour, has been briefed by senior national security officials in Taipei to stay aware of the latest developments of a Chinese aircraft carrier that is sailing north through the Taiwan Strait Wednesday. Tsai called Chen Chun-lin , deputy secretary-general of the National Security Council, and Defense Minister Feng Shih-kuan , respectively, to learn more about the incident and the military’s response measures, according to Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang , who is traveling with the president.
Caffari leads all female crew on DB Schenker
The women on new German entry DB Schenker have a unique challenge at EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour 2017. Their main aim is to inspire women from across the GCC to follow in their footsteps.
Irish Sailor Set to Step foot on New Zealand Soil
Enda O’Coineen set out from France alongside New Zealander Conrad Coleman on 6 November in the Vendee Globe sailing race, a solo, non-stop race around the planet. On New Years Day disaster struck when a 35 knot squall caught Enda off guard and the mast on his IMOCA 60, Kilcullen Voyager, came tumbling down 180 nautical miles south of New Zealand.
Sydney To Hobart shapes as fastest of all time
A favourable weather forecast has set up this year’s Sydney To Hobart to be the fastest of all time, although the smaller boats are likely to encounter harsher conditions on their final approach to Tasmania. The fleet of 89 yachts will be greeted by a north-easterly of about 15-20 knots when they turn out of Sydney, with gusts steadily increasing into the evening before a dry southerly change hits the south-east coast of Australia.